Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wachusett Mountain Associates, Inc., 499 Mountain Rd, PRINCETON, MASSACHUSETTS 01541
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
On January 23, 2024, an employee sustained finger amputations while operating a portable table saw to cut a wooden board.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Stationary saws table
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